Carlos Martinez de Irujo, Duke of Sotomayor

Carlos Martinez de Irujo (14 December 1802-26 December 1855) was Prime Minister of Spain from 28 January to 28 March 1847, succeeding Francisco Javier Isturiz y Montero and preceding Joaquin Francisco Pacheco. He was a member of the Moderate Party of Spain.

Biography
Carlos Martinez de Irujo was born in Washington DC, United States in 1802, the son of diplomat Carlos Martinez de Irujo and Sarah McKean, the daughter of Pennsylvania governor Thomas McKean. He became a grandee of Spain in 1844, through which he gained his courtesy title, Duke of Sotomayor. He served as Prime Minister of Spain for two months in early 1847, serving as a member of the Moderate Party of Spain. He died in Madrid in 1855.